New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 19:1-8

1Now Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Jezebelלְאִיזֶ֔בֶלle.'i.Ze.velH348allH3605that Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, andhowH834he had killedהָרַ֛גha.RagH2026allH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

2Then Jezebelאִיזֶ֙בֶל֙'i.Ze.velH348sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֤חva.tish.LachH7971a messengerמַלְאָ֔ךְmal.'AkhH4397to Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541may the godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to me and evenוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541moreיוֹסִפ֔וּןyo.si.FunH3254,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I do not makeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760yourlifeנַפְשְׁךָ֔naf.she.KhaH5315as thelifeכְּנֶ֖פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of them by tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279about this timeכָעֵ֤תkha.'EtH6256.”

3And hewas afraidH3372and aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and ranוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980for hislifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBeershebaH884,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,and leftוַיַּנַּ֥חvai.ya.NachH5117his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

4But he himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wentהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980a day’sי֔וֹםYomH3117journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and satH3427downH3427underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ajuniperH7574treeH7574; andhe requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592for himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315that he might dieלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “It is enoughרַ֗בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,takeקַ֣חkachH3947mylifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315,for I am not betterט֥וֹבTovH2896thanH4480my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃me.'a.vo.TaiH1.”

5He layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּב֙vai.yish.KavH7901and sleptוַיִּישַׁ֔ןvai.yi.ShanH3462underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ajuniperH7574treeH7574;and beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,thereזֶ֤הzehH2088wasan angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397touchingנֹגֵ֣עַno.Ge.a'H5060him, and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֽוֹל׃'e.KholH398.”

6Then he lookedוַיַּבֵּ֕טvai.ya.BetH5027and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,there was at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763a breadעֻגַ֥ת'u.GatH5692cakeH5692baked onhotH7531stonesH7531,and a jarוְצַפַּ֣חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So he ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃vai.yish.KavH7901againוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725.

7The angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameH7725againH7725a secondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145and touchedוַיִּגַּע־vai.yi.ga'-H5060him and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,eatאֱכֹ֑ל'e.KholH398,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588the journeyהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870is tooמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480greatרַ֥בravH7227for you.”

8So he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and ateוַיֹּ֣אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑הvai.yish.TehH8354,and wentוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the strengthבְּכֹ֣חַ׀be.Kho.achH3581of that foodהָאֲכִילָ֣הha.'a.khi.LahH396fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915toHorebחֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722,the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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